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About Smoke signals. (Grand Ronde, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (March 1, 2015)
PRESORTED STANDARD MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID PORTLAND, OR PERMIT NO. 700 MARCH 1, 2015 Leslie Riggs takes lead role at Education Arbor Day By Ron Karten Smoke Signals staff writer 7 KH7ULEHÀOOHGWKHWRSVSRWLQWKH(GXFD- WLRQ'HSDUWPHQWWKDWKDGEHHQYDFDQWIRU WKUHHPRQWKVRQ7XHVGD\)HE /HVOLH5LJJVIRUPHUVXSHUYLVRUIRUWKH 7ULEH·V3URJUDPPRYHGLQWRWKHMRE ,WLVQRWDVPDOOMXPS²IURPPDQDJLQJVL[ HPSOR\HHVWRDOPRVW²EXWQRWWRRELJIRUKLV WDOHQWVHLWKHU 5LJJVVD\VKHPDQDJHV ´LQ D YHU\ GHPRFUDWLF ZD\QRWDVNLQJDQ\RQH WRGRDQ\WKLQJ,ZRXOGQ·W GR,·PZLOOLQJWRZRUN ORQJKRXUVµ $VKHDFFOLPDWHVKLP- VHOIWRWKHMREKHVD\VKH ZDQWVWRNQRZZKHUHKLV SURJUDP OHDGHUV H[FHO DQG ZKHUH WKH\ PLJKW Leslie Riggs QHHGDVVLVWDQFH:KDW- HYHUWKDWLVKHZDQWVWR SURYLGHLWIRUWKHP+HZDQWVWREHWKHNLQGRI PDQDJHUZKR´JHWVRXWRIWKHZD\DQGOHWVSHRSOH GRWKHLUMREVµ 7KDWJLYHVKLPWLPHDOPRVWULJKWDZD\WR NHHSKLVIRFXVRQJUDQWLVVXHV ,QWKHVHHDUO\GD\VKHFRQWLQXHVPHHWLQJZLWK SURJUDPKHDGVWREULQJKLPXSWRVSHHGWRDF- TXDLQWKLPZLWKLVVXHVQHHGLQJTXLFNDWWHQWLRQ See EDUCATION continued on page 4 Photos by Michelle Alaimo Tribal Council member Jon A. George, right, puts a mixture of sage and tobacco in the ground that he dug up during the groundbreaking held on Monday, Feb. 23, for the new arbor being built at Uyxat Powwow Grounds. The sage and tobacco acknowledge that the digging of the earth is not just for fun, but for a purpose. Also taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony was, from left, Tribal Council members Ed Pearsall, Tonya Gleason-Shepek, Denise Harvey and Cheryle A. Kennedy and Tribal Council Vice Chair Jack Giffen Jr. To find out more about the arbor, turn to the Tribal Council story on Page 5. At right, from left, Tribal Council member Jon A. George, Bobby Mercier, Travis Stewart, Jan Looking Wolf Reibach and Reina Nelson sing a blessing. Legislative Day showcases Oregon Tribes By Dean Rhodes Smoke Signals editor S Photo by Michelle Alaimo Oregon State Sen. Arnie Roblan, left, talks with Tribal Council Chairman Reyn Leno, middle, and Tribal Council member Ed Pearsall during Tribal Governments Legislative Day in the State Capitol Galleria in Salem on Thursday, Feb. 19. ALEM — State employees, HOHFWHGRIÀFLDOVDQGPHPEHUV RIWKHJHQHUDOSXEOLFVZDUPHG DURXQGQLQHWDEOHVVHWXSE\2UH- JRQ·VIHGHUDOO\UHFRJQL]HG7ULEHV LQ WKH 6WDWH &DSLWRO *DOOHULD RQ 7KXUVGD\)HEGXULQJ7ULEDO *RYHUQPHQWV/HJLVODWLYH'D\ 7KRVHGURSSLQJE\LQFOXGHG$W- WRUQH\*HQHUDO(OOHQ5RVHQEOXP ZKR ZHQW IURP 7ULEDO WDEOH WR 7ULEDOWDEOHWKDQNLQJUHSUHVHQWD- WLYHVIRUEHLQJLQWKH6WDWH&DSLWRO EXLOGLQJ ´,DPKHUHWRKRQRUZKDW\RX·UH GRLQJµVKHWROG*UDQG5RQGH3XE- OLF$IIDLUV$GPLQLVWUDWLYH$VVLVWDQW &KHOVHD&ODUN7ULEDO&RXQFLO&KLHI RI6WDII6WDFLD0DUWLQDQG7ULEDO &RXQFLO$GPLQLVWUDWLYH$VVLVWDQW 6KDQQRQ6LPLZKRZHUHKDQGLQJ RXWFRSLHVRISmoke Signals, the 7ULEH·V FHGHG ODQGV PDS 7ULEDO ODSHO SLQV DQG WKH YHU\ SRSXODU FKRFRODWHVVKDSHGLQWKHIRUPRIWKH *UDQG5RQGH7ULEDOORJR ´,KHDUG\RXKDGFKRFRODWHµPRUH WKDQ RQH SHUVRQ VDLG ZKLOH DS- SURDFKLQJWKH*UDQG5RQGHWDEOH 6SRQVRUHG E\ WKH /HJLVODWLYH &RPPLVVLRQ RQ ,QGLDQ 6HUYLFHV DQG 2UHJRQ·V 7ULEHV WKH GD\·V LQWHQWZDVWRSURYLGHDWLPHIRU VWDWHOHJLVODWRUVDQGJRYHUQPHQW HPSOR\HHVWRYLVLWDQGFKDWZLWK See LEGISLATIVE DAY continued on page 12
